Cinder-deflector.



Witnesss D. A. SOX.

GINDER DEFLEOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1913v 1,093,890, Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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DAVID A. SOX, OF CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-HALF TO LOUTS A. WOOD, OF CARROLLTON, GEORGIA.

cINDERrDEFLEcToR.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID A. Sox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carrollton, in the county of Carroll and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Cinder-Deflector, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved form of cinder deflector.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of cinder deflector comprising two sections, one being the counterpart of the other.

A further object is to so construct the sections of the deflector that they may be easily and readily applied to the stiles of a car window and will effectually deflect cinders away from the car window.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in which Figure l is a fragmental view in elevation of a car with my improved form of cinder deflector positioned thereon. Fig. 2 is a top sectional view of the deflector and a portion of the car stile with the securing ledges of the deflector secured to the outer surface of the car stile. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one of the sections of my im proved deflector. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank form from which the sections are formed. Fig. 5 is a top sectional view of the deflector and a portion of the car stile to the sides of which, the ledges of the deflectors are secured.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is the stile between two car windows 22. The cinder deflector herein disclosed is adapted to protect one of two windows, the one protected depending upon the direction of travel of the car.

The deflector is made up of the two sec- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914:. Serial No. 753,599.

tions 3 and 4, the only difference being that one constitutes the right and the other the left -hand member of the deflector. As more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings each section is struck from a blank sheet of metal preferably in the form of a parallelogram as shown, the longer side of which is provided with a number of aper tures 6 extending therethrough. The blank is bent along the line 7 as illustrated in Fig. 3, which line is parallel to the edge of the blank and adjacent the apertures 6. By bending the blankalong the line 7 the out standing portion 5 is formed and also the restricted flange 8 which latter is adapted to lie against the stile of the window to which it is secured by the screws 9 or other equivalents. From which it will be apparent that if the section is to form the right hand portion of the deflector the portion 8 will be bent in one direction and if it is to form the other section will be bent oppositely. Mention is also made of the fact that the outstanding portion 5 and the restricted flange or wing 8 include an angle of approximately 135 degrees therebetween so that the outstanding portion 5 will extend at an angle approximately l5 degrees to the side wall of the car regardless whether it forms the left hand member as illustrated in Fig. 2 or secured to the side of the car stile and forms the right hand member of the deflector as shown in Fig. 5.

The metallic blank as illustrated in Fig. 4 is formed with the top edge extending outwardly and downwardly and the lower edge is parallel thereto which provides that the lower portion of the deflector will lie flush and in contact with the lower beveled sill of the car window, and furthermore that the upper extremities of the deflector will extend outward and downward which will protect the windows from cinders and similar material which are moving downwardly and inwardly with respect to the car window and at the same time allows the right and left hand portions of the deflectors to be reversed as illustrated in Fig. 5 and still conform with the lower beveled sill of the car window.

Thus it will be apparent that I have provided an improved form of cinder deflector which will be exceedingly cheap to manufacture and furthermore exceedingly efficient in service, each deflector comprising two sections formed from similar blanks, the only difference being'as to the direction in which the securing ledge is bent with relation to the outwardly extending portion of the deflector and that furthermore the angle between these sections 3 and l, as illustrated in Fig. 2, may be varied with the result that the sections will extend to a greater distance outward from the window or to a less distance by a changing of the distance between the two ledges or portions 8 of each section. This it will be apparent, is especially desirable when the widths of the windows to be protected may vary.

In the drawings the ledge port-ions 8 have been illustrated as being secured to the outer flat surface of the window stiles. However it is to be noted that the ledges may be securedto the sides 10 of the stiles as illustrated in Fig. 5 and the portion which was to serve as the right hand portion of the deflector when secured tothe outer fiat sur' face of the stile will when secured to the edge of the stile form the left hand portion of the deflector and the same is true of the portion which was to form the left hand portion of the deflector. That is to say, the portion that was to form the left hand portion of the deflector will form the right hand portion of said deflector when changed from the outer flat surface of the stile to the edge thereof.

Having thus described the invention what- I claim to be new and original with me is 1. A cinder deflector comprising right and left hand sections, each section made from a similar blank, a portion along one side edge of which is bent right handedly for one section and left handedly for the other section, said sections adapted to be secured to the outer surface of a car stile, said sections adaptcdto be interchanged and secured to the sides of the car stile.

2. A cinder deflector comprising two sections each made from similar parallelogrammic blanks, a. portion of one edge of each blank bent right handedly for one section and left handedly for the other, to thereby form outstanding wings, and securing ledges, the said wings and ledges including an angle of substantially 1.35 degrees therebetween, each section being adapted to be secured to the front surface of a car stile and extend at an angle of degrees thereto, and adapted to be reversed and secured to the side surface of the car stile with the outstanding wing extending at 45 degrees to the outer stile surface.

3. In a cinder deflector comprising two independent sections made from similar blanks, a portion of one edge blank bein bent right-handedly for one section and left-handedly for the other, to thereby form outstanding wings and securing ledges, said ledges adapted to be secured to the front surface of a car stile and to the side of a car stile with the wings in each case extending at the same angle to the surface of the car stile, the lower edge of the said wings being beveled to conform with the window ledge and adapted to contact. therewith.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID A. SOX.

\Vitnesses M, E. GRIFFIN, VV J MILLICAN.

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